NJ Boaters License Exam With Complete Solution

bow - Ans. Front of a vessel Cleat - Ans. Metal fitting on which a rope can be fastened gunwale - Ans. Upper edge of vessel's side (generally pronounced "gunnel") Hull - Ans. Body of a vessel port - Ans. Left side of a vessel propeller - Ans. Rotates and powers a boat forward or backward starboard - Ans. right side of a vessel stern - Ans. Rear of a vessel beam - Ans. Maximum width of a vessel draft - Ans. Depth of water needed to float a vessel Freeboard - Ans. Distance from water to lowest point of the boat where water could come on board keel - Ans. Main centerline (backbone) of a vessel or the extension of hull that increases stability in the water Displacement Hull - Ans. move through the water by pushing the water aside and are designed to cut through the water with very little propulsion If you lower a boat into the water, some of the water moves out of the way to adjust for the boat. If you could weigh that displaced water, you would find it equals the weight of the boat. That weight is - Ans. the boat's displacement. Boats with _________ hulls are limited to slower speeds. - Ans. displacement A round-bottomed hull shape acts as a ___________________. Most large cruisers and most sailboats have ___________, allowing them to travel more smoothly through the water. - Ans. displacement hulls Two types of Hulls - Ans. displacement and planing personal watercraft - Ans. A small vessel that uses an inboard jet drive as its primary source of propulsion, and is designed to be operated by a person or persons sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel rather than inside the vessel planing hulls are - Ans. designed to rise up and glide on top of the water when enough power is supplied. These boats may operate like displacement hulls when at rest or at slow speeds but climb toward the surface of the water as they move faster. Boats with ______________can skim along at high speed, riding almost on top of the water rather than pushing it aside. - Ans. planing hulls __________ and vee-bottomed hull shapes act as planing hulls. - Ans. Flat-bottomed